"Wrought-iron railings, wedding-ready stoops, carved window lintels, big bay windows-there is a lot to love about Brooklyn's brownstones, and this list just covers the exteriors."
"The homeowners who are lucky enough to own a place where the original details are intact, whether it be delicate wedding cake plasterwork or swirly newel posts, often like to spotlight them. Others have had to start from scratch, adding architectural features that are totally their own, from fluted glass bathroom doors to lofted sleeping nooks."
"As you'd guess by the name of their design studio- Brooklyn Home Company -Bill Caleo, Lyndsay Caleo Karol, and Fitzhugh Karol have a well-known portfolio of homes in the neighborhood. In the Karols' own house, they reinvented the traditional floor plan as a modern duplex; the parlor floor not only contains a street-facing bedroom, but also a loft bed above the kitchen's enclosed storage wall."
"Slocum and Bordelon recently remodeled their personal Bed-Stuy brownstone for the second time. Their goal: Finished what they had started six years earlier. This time around, the couple weren't afraid to introduce bold paint colors, like Farrow & Ball's dark green Dibber."
Brooklyn brownstones feature distinctive exterior elements such as wrought-iron railings, stoops, carved lintels, and bay windows. Interiors often face challenges from notoriously narrow layouts, prompting varied approaches: some homeowners preserve original details like plasterwork and newel posts, while others add new architectural features such as fluted glass doors and lofted sleeping nooks. Renovations range from careful preservation to bold reworkings. Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon remodeled their Bed-Stuy brownstone a second time and embraced bold paint choices. Designers and developers have reinvented traditional floor plans, opened parlor levels, and used consistent materials like white oak herringbone floors to maintain spatial continuity.
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